Skiing the Matterhorn

Climbing Matterhorn in May and skiing its east face from the Hörnligrat shoulder (ca. 4250m).
Besteigung des Matterhorns im Mai mit anschliessender Skiabfahrt von der Schulter des Hörnligrats (ca. 4250m).
Discesa con sci della parete est del Monte Cervino, partendo della spalla (ca. 4250m).
Descente à ski de la face est du Mont Cervin à partir de l'épaule (env. 4250m).

[@jorgen3662]

Absolute skiing G and criminal how underrated this video is, easily on par with some of the craziest ski descents ever made.

[@kdogg7882]

Not sure why anyone would say this video is fake... The iron statue is definitely on the Matterhorn. On the final ridge climb you can clearly see the Weisshorn to the climber's right. Absolutely insane and incredible.

[@willlowe5901]

this must be how my grandparents got to school

[@saintrroy]

That is some climb, that nice 'walk in the park' on the ridge on the summit, certifiable or you must be a mountain kid/goat! The descent was incredible, relentlessly scary terrain, unbelievable climbing into your binding below that outcrop and then the skiing, often frozen water-slides, and the snow was brutal ! May 2015. You my man, posted the most extreme ski video in a long time, takes guts, incredible skill and mental prep to get that done. Congratulations! And you did this alone, no ski buddy, helicopter watching you ? Wow. Very Impressive, should be a Red Bull video..this was mind-freeze stuff.

[@jlb8830]

Incredible. Just incredible. It would take me at least 5 lifetimes to accumulate enough BALLS to even think that I could do that. Bravo Mathias.

[@roxannegordon6162]

+J-L B I would also need mind altering drugs...........woo-hoo!

[@2richants]

great vid... earnt a beer after that run... must be super fit as that snow is hard going after a big climb.. nice to see some proper ski mountaineering.. good acid track as well

[@TheWhitford73]

you are an incredible human being. you should had a film crew doing a documentary on you. how do you get that brave? wow

[@jiplinnartz5820]

dude this guy has MASSIVE balls. MASSIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@billdiama7607]

Absolute insane.....perfect video passes andrenaline feelings..good job mate

[@poppedouteyes]

You're really insane dude!! Climbing Matterhorn is like something I can only dream about. But to get back like this...? Big respect!!:)

[@camknapp5789]

I got chills watching this

[@mattfeltham8132]

Thats mental. fair play, i wouldn't even get in in that lift if i knew where it was going!

[@gordo7300]

That’s not skiing, it’s surviving.

[@morikozaku_1]

love how he just casually climbs the mountain like a pro when so many ppl died on this mountain trying to get on it, and he also skiis down it 😃, cool but damn.

[@ClaesN1973]

One big no-fall zone

[@PhilBu]

Holy shit! :O Seriously, this is the bravest thing a man can do! I love mountains and I love skiing but this scary slope is just a suicide :D So my biggest respect to you! Greetings from Germany.

[@michizer0]

Sauber, reife Leistung! Wenigstens unverspurt 😃

[@m0e571]

This is fucking insane! I just skied the Big Couliar at Big Sky and I thought that was scary. Jesus u got some balls!

[@boethiusm8438]

You have the courage of the gods. One question though. Did tell anyone of your route?

[@paulgadams]

Excellent video and a great accomplishment - thanks for sharing that

[@fusik6485]

That is very impressive. Congratulations! Good luck for the next big adventure! (Daniel from the Rochefort Ridge)

[@APX177]

If i didn't see, i can't believe it...!! OMG You are a MAD Man!!!! Looks Brutal!!! with GOA music :D:D

[@Henry-ro2bo]

2:07 I thought that shadow in the distance was yours for a second.

[@adamev]

Looked back and it's kinda godlike for a second.

[@jiplinnartz5820]

legends never die. what a legend!

[@MrFg1980]

Nice descent ! Saves a bunch of walkin' !

[@adamutti]

Un video da cardiopalma!!! Bellissimo e bravissimi tutti!

[@ArashHamedaninia]

Thanks for sharing such an experience dude.

[@augustomachete1715]

Good stuff. Thanks for uploading.

[@qianwang7670]

Brave guy! Respect you!!🥳🥳🥳

[@freddurst6204]

You sir are talented.

[@paulstanek156]

Impressive, I like the fact when ascending their is no safety line from the ice axe to a climbing harness true alpine

[@adamutti]

Caspita che fegato! Mi ha coinvolto così tanto che mi sono trovata a indicargli il percorso da fare. Roba da matti!

[@lebaillidessavoies3889]

8 heures pour monter, 1/2 heure pour descendre. Bravo quand même....

[@elhior23]

Scary, awesome, ridiculous ascent and descent.

[@raphaelwellig5066]

Hallo Matthias Gratulation zu dieser super Leistung. Danke für den schönen Film! Mit besten Grüssen Sarah Elena, Margarethe und Raphael Wellig.

[@sethhall6200]

Looks like a green run in my area

[@Someone-yt8le]

Let‘s hope you‘re not actually serious

[@frankblangeard8865]

The statue of Saint Bernard is at 1:40. He was a great proponent of the Second Crusade which was largely a failure.

[@ernestschofield6360]

Balls of steel Nice run Bra!!!!

[@jonnymauser2433]

I didn't know this is possible. Looks absolutly insane

[@PeptoTapeworm]

Pretty impressive, dude.

[@xrv22c]

congratulations...really a cool movie and a great work! bravo!

[@marcinbednarz3855]

that was awesome and good music in a background

[@maciejweiss55]

geeez...you've got balls buddy...

[@patrikstika8051]

Amazing!

[@llamboghinii]

Wow. Just wow. Excellent job. You sir, have some serious balls! I'm still trying to wrap my head around how steep that was. A very technical climb, and a very technical decent, and you made it look easy. Well, as easy as you can make skiing the Matterhorn look....What would you say that was? 60 degrees? That's one hell of an accomplishment that you'll remember the rest of your life. Enjoy the moment! I look forward to more of your videos!

[@MatthiasKoenig86]

+Michael Ricci Thank you very much! No, it's above 50 degrees for max. 300 meters, looks scarier as it really is...

[@joepetch308]

Hardcore. My hat goes off you to. 👌🏻

[@Henry-ro2bo]

I think I’ll just stick to Zermatt.

[@BoschPianoMusic]

That was great dude

[@schroedergustav5754]

Respect

[@kronbons]

Seriously badass!

[@diabl2master]

You didn't need the music!

[@tomaszradecki220]

Awesome. I wonder if one has to report such attempt in advance in case something goes wrong or to get some kind of approval.

[@fstuder1977]

You are great man! Im from Brig (Wallis). You are crazy. 😉

[@ast453000]

It's unfortunate you cut out certain sections, like 4:23, where you probably rappelled a bit. I would have liked to see that.

[@klemenmeso]

bravo gutte ski und gutte muzic.. kikiriki:))

[@qbdinh]

Respect!

[@Kid222]

i guess there's no colour black enough to describe steepness of this hill... good job!

[@harrytwigg111]

Which piste is that?

[@paulhortop2581]

Badass ☝️

[@IR240474]

WOW and WOWOWOWOWOWOW....Well I know now how to get down faster when its my turn to climb The Matterhorn, almost safer to ski down than to walk, I skied the Wall in Bulgaria and this looked less steeper in some places... There is snow in May.. Cool....

[@katarinamuranska3350]

len pre tých najlepších "!! 💖...

[@davemanago7678]

Amazing. Love the raw footage!! I'm from Colorado, I'm hoping to ski it with my buddy May 10th. Would love to get some advice from you.

[@davemanago7678]

At 3:05 is that you starting to ski after abseiling? Do you have a GPS route to share?

[@jaromatt3747]

How was it? Still alive?

[@Tim542]

Respect from Lausanne!!!

[@jakobnabialek]

You should upload an uncut version

[@georgecoulter9669]

Imagine skiing the mountain that is on the Toblerone bar.

[@HIHIMIII56]

Bien fait, Bonhomme!

[@Imantsalex]

Nice / Amazing, keep it up ;)

[@chanmicky99]

Who put that statue at the top?

[@avatar191981]

Thanks...

[@SerranoALEJANDROE]

Matthias you are absolutely crazy, take this vídeo out, some other people will see and maybe would think it is easy , for sure some one will try this and maybe would died.

Amazing

[@jeanclaudedardenne9012]

instructive for me...

[@Jim-be8sj]

Does anybody know the average angle of that face? It seems pretty steep. For sure it is way, way above my skill level to ski on something like that, but overall this doesn't seem as extreme as I was imagining it would ( and that's probably mostly due to the amazing skill of Matthias).

[@fluffyusa]

Dude this is extreme as F! I visited the Matterhorn twice! That's extreme steep as hell! If you want to play suicidal with your life skiing down it or going alone to climb it, your chances of dying greatly increase 10's fold! Awesome footage from this dude and glad he made alright! Prost/cheers from Bavaria!

[@Someone-yt8le]

If you‘re standing at the base of the mountain it looks almost vertical at some places, no idea how that dude got down there

[@thorstenreitz7302]

The average angle is around 45° over an elevation difference of 850m (some 2.700ft), with some sections being over 50°. Especially the part where he used the ixe axe is often very steep, icy and has to be downclimbed.

[@Jim-be8sj]

@@thorstenreitz7302 Thank you. That puts it in perspective. Wow. Very steep skiing!

[@aemonomm2509]

Man! Toll.

[@raphaelwellig5066]

Hallo MatthiasHerzliche Gratulation Matthias. Das ist eine grossartige Leistung. Weiter so. Danke für schönen Film, da werden viele tolle Erinnerungen aus meiner Heimat wach.Wir wünschen dir weiterhin viele schöne Touren, und viel Spass.Liebe Grüsse vonSarah Elena, Margarethe und Raphael Wellig

[@Holz5675_]

Erstmal 34 Mal die gleiche Nachricht 😂😂😂😂😂

[@sebastiaovanuden2482]

That is absolutely gorgeous, I want to do that since ever (well since I saw the Claim movie lol)! Do you think May is the best time to that or after you doing would you go time?

[@MatthiasKoenig86]

+Sebastião van Uden Hi Sebastiao, yes I would from April to End of May. Depends on the stability of the snow. Cheers!

[@ptolmaios]

+Matthias Koenig this is clearly NOT the matterhorn dude. the name of the mountain is dolgi hrbet and it is in slowenia. this video is a fake. ive already been few times on the peek and the view is completely different :)

[@robbystafford8273]

@@ptolmaios you are a clown

[@stevenjepsen5153]

Nice accomplishment, and thanks for posting. Anyone know what the slope is?

[@thebadgerigar]

Not a slope, it's the mountain itself

[@dylanlawrence4968]

Amine Abouzaid He means steepness.

[@kristine6996]

WoW 🎯

[@tiberiuspapp]

Cooool!!!!

[@nik3718]

This is the Matterhorn

[@leovasea2274]

Mad man

[@daveb9494]

Impressive... But stupid to do solo.

[@IR240474]

He had the camera and the world watching!!

[@isaiahdobesh5109]

@David Keane only if he made it out alive...

[@jeremytrudell2547]

Dude...who are these people with no fear of death?

[@teleoski]

complimenti

[@kufarg]

were you holding the ice axe alongside your ski poles? great video! can I come and try it with you next year?

[@roxannegordon6162]

+kufarg Yeah me too. I have to learn how to ski first, grow some balls....wish me luck with that one......and try to figure out how to get my legs that strong. huummmm .....maybe I need to stay home and watch the video from my sofa!!

[@MatthiasKoenig86]

+kufarg Hi! I used the ice axe on a little icy section of 10 metres, instead of rappelling. For the rest it's of no use I think.

[@quint4785]

sliding down the matterhorn (just kidding nice surviving out there :) )

[@Friendly4twenty]

Hahahhaha i laughed so hard when i saw your drawing of the line at 2:52. Looks absolutely ridicoulus.

[@adamev]

That is amazing and the achievement must have felt great, but I have to say that it looked like it was absolutely no fun whatsoever.

[@marchoer5900]

Wow. Impressive. How steep is it? Could you try and rate it?

[@MatthiasKoenig86]

+Marc Hoer Thanks a lot! It's actually only above 50° on the last 300 meters, but it's a little narrow in some places. The rest of the lower face is 45-48 and really nice for skiing! Cheers!

[@G009131337]

awesome! stay safe ;)

[@MrBlueboy6666]

that whole damn thing was a no fall zone

[@neilhosler4482]

Just don't slip and fall or yer fucked Awesome job😊

[@djsunji]

holy shiiiiiiiiiiit

[@davidbayly1]

Balls!!!!? Mate You have basketballs...!

[@billy-il8td]

just point and go like you see in snowboard videos. you can do it

[@eracer1111]

Testicles, meet bladder.

[@scherenschnitt6333]

Abgefahren.

[@balintmadas9234]

I want to ski like Mattias.

[@balintmadas9234]

*Matthias

[@xsniperwolf9457]

Mate you took such a risk climbing the matterhorn is such a danger let alone skiing down it you have to be so talented and what you did could of caused an avalanche while you were skiing down

[@jiplinnartz5820]

did you see the snow conditions? lmao no avalanche mate. that was very icy snow......

[@Matt5bm]

Well.... I thought this was click bait. How wrong I was!